Electrolier-switch.



low cup-shaped recesses 31 which are disposed in a'n are about the center of the wheel an equal distance apart like the contact plates. The angular distance between these recesses 31 is the same as the angulardistance between the contact plates, as will be readily understood. At its ends the main contact p ate 30 is provided with bevel edges 32, the pur ose of which will appear more fully herema ter. At its ends the contact plate is bent upwardly so as to resent stop wings 33, and these wings are a( apted to limit the movement of the wheel, as will be readily under stood. It should be noted that these wings lie substantially in the saine arc as therecesses 31.i

As indicated most clearly in Fig. 4, on the inner face of the segment 13, a socket 34 is provided, which receives a coil spring 35, and this spring 35 thrusts outwardl against the inner end of a pin 36, so as to liold this pin projectin outwardl through a guide plate 37, in w 'ich the pm is slidabl mounted. The end of this pin 36 is rounde as shown, and is ada ted to be received in the recesses 31 so as to old the wheel in a fixed position.

The bevel edges 32 referred to above, are substantially in alinement with the contact pins 26 so that if the roger side of the chain 18 is ulled, the wheell) wi l rotate so that the beve edge 32 will pass under the heads 27 of the pins in succession. 'lhe pin 36 will be forrcd into the recesses 31 in succession as this rotation continues, and will hold the wheel fixed position so that a circuit can be formed through one light, two lights, three lights, andso on. In the rst pos1tion the ,circuit will be formed through the lefthand light, as shown in Fig. 2, in the second position, through this light, and the one next to it, and so on. In this connection it should be understood that the contact plate 30 receives its current from the contact plate 19' through the medium of the pin 26* at the contact plate 19. As soon as the contact plate 30 comes in contact with the next pin, 1t throws the circuit through the first lamp. In this manner, if the contact plate 30 touches three of the contact ins in addition to the contact in 26, it w` close a circuit through three lghts, and so on. It will be noted that the circuit arrangement is'such that the lights are also arranged in parallel circuit.

In order to steady the hanger in osition in the shell or case 1, the horizonte bar 11 of the ha er is connected with the lower section 3 t rough a tubular stem 38, to which the ornamental lower tip 39 of the electrolier is attached.

ith a switch constructed as described, 1t will be 4evident that the wheel can be advanced by Va step-by-step movement, and 1n each successive posltion another light .will be thrown into the circuit. The stop wings 33 will strike the )in 36 so as to limit the mowment of the W reel whenl the lights are qll in circuit or all out of circuit. I

Attention is called tothe fari that the heads 27 of the pins are rounded where they touch the side of the wheel, and this form facilitates their riding up on the inclined or bevel edges 32. Attentlon is also culled to the rounded form of the end ol' the pin 3G which fits into the 4recesses 3l. This form enables the pin 36 to be dislodged from the recesses by a sudden or forceful movement of the wheel.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,-

1. In an electrolier switch, in combination, a substantially spherical case, a bracket supported within said case, an insulating segment attached to said bracket having an arcuate upper edge, a plurality of radially disposed contact plates attached near the upper edge of said segment and having openingstherein, a rotatable wheel having a main contact plate on the face adiacent to said segment, a plurality of pins s dinally through the. openings in said first contact lates and resiliently pressed toward said) main contact plate, means for dctaining said wheel in a p corresponding to said contact means for rotating said Wheel. x

2. In an electrolier switch, in combination, a case, a hanger having a leg disposed in a substantially vertical plane and attached at its upper extremity to the upper side of said case on the interior thereof, saidvleg having a cross bar, an insulatin se ment sup orted by said cross bar, a p ura lty of con act plates attached to said se ment near the upper edge thereof, a whee rotatably mounted between said segment and said leg, a main contact late on the face of said wheel adjacent to sai se ment, a plurality of contact pins resilient y pressed toward said wheel and connecting respectively, with said iirst contact plates, detent mechanism for holding said wheel in a corresponding to said contact pms, and means for turning said wheel fromthe errterior of said case. i 4

3. In an electrolier switch, in combination, a case, a hanger' mounted in said case having a substantially vertical leg with a horizontal cross bar at the lower end thereof, said horizontal-cross bar having an upwardly ext-enclin outer leg, an insulating segment attache to said outer leg and dis-V posed opposite to said rst leg, a pivot bolt connecting said segment with said irst leg, a wheel rotatably mounted on said pivot bolt, a mainr contact plate on the face of said wheel adjacent to said segment, a plurality of contact plates disposed radially at the upper edge of said segment, a plurality of conurality of positions plus, and

iding longitul plurality of positions tact pins c onnectefl respcctivoly with said In tvstimony whereof I have signed my last con'tfu-t plates and resiliontly pressml toi name to this specification in the presence of `wurd said Wheel, 11i-vains for ilotaining said l two subscribing witnesses.

wheel in a plurality of posit ions uorl'osponnl- CHARLES TOMSCHIK.

5 ing respectively to said pins, und n hain passing mouml said Wheel und depending ut each side of sand horlzontal cross bm'.

Witnesses:

F. D. AMMEN, JOHN P. 1)Av1s. 

